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the senator paul's office. he said last week paul was vigorously assaulted by someone in his neighborhood, this is a serious criminal manner and is being handled by local and federal authorities. as to reports a long-standing dispute with the attacker, the pauls have had no conversations with him in many years. the first conversation with the attacker came after senator paul's ribs were broken. this was not a fight, it was a blindside violent attack by a disturbed person. anyone claiming otherwise is simply uninformed or seeking media attention. so now you have the attorney for boucher saying this was about a yard dispute. and you have the senator's office pushing back against that. we haven't heard directly from either man so right now it's just this dispute over the dispute playing out in the media between each side of the camp, katie. >> so boucher or boucher, is it boucher or boucher, blake? >> boucher, boucher. >> rene boucher was released on $75,000 bond. danny, given the seriousness of the injuries, is it possible
some version of the health care bill. but he did have some strong words about it yesterday. here's a quote. quote, far short of repealing, the senate bill keeps the democrats' broken system intact. just with less spending on the poor to pay for corporate bailouts and tax cuts. a cynic might say that the bcra is less a republican health care bill than a caricature of a republican health care bill. i want to bring in cnn politics reporter, eugene scott to discuss. eugene, good morning, thanks for joining us. now a senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell is kind of in a tough place. if he gives the pauls and cruzs of the world what they want, he stands to lose moderate republicans who have promised constituents that they're going to keep parts of the bill that they like. where do they find common ground? where does he get to 50 votes? >> he's going to have to figure out what issues it is that both sides of the republican party agree are most essential when it comes to repealing obamacare. the reality is, that the
no administration wants to see what happened to this administration today. before we bring in our panel to start our broadcast tonight, just a little more on the life and times of robert mueller. he was born in new york, raised outside philadelphia, he went to a prestige private school called st. pauls, graduated from princeton. served in combat, earned a bronze star and a purple heart. back to nyu for a master was degree and uva law school. he's been a u.s. attorney twice, in and out of the justice department in senior roles and private practice. he has served his country on and off for much of his life. so with that, let's bring in tonight's panel. chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. chief chief of staff and former kouns thool house intel
rosenstein who put out the false covery story for why the white house fired the head of the fbi, james comey. the future just got brighter for president donald trump and all the people in his orbit. no administration wants to see whatappened to this administration today. before we bring in our panel to start our broadcast tonight, just a little more on the life and times of robert mueller. he was born in new york, raised outside philadelphia, he went to a prestige private school called st. pauls, graduated from princet princeton. served in combat, earned a bronze star and a purple heart. back to nyu for a master was degree and uva law school. he's been a u.s. attorney twice, in and out of the justice department in senior roles and private practice. he has served his country on and off for much of his life. so with that, let's bring in
♪ >> i think we are making very good progress. we're going to go, we think it is a step in the right direction, we are having productive conversations with our members. i would argue this is a bill immoderate would want to support. >> too many americans are going to be without coverage, and the underlying amendment does not deal with that. i would argue that the amended and proposed takes us in the wrong direction and beacons protections. >> this bill doesn't fully repeal obamacare, and that is a problem, but it gives the states the option to get that waiver. >> we think this is the best bill that can get out of the house of representatives or we wouldn't be supporting it. >> bret: the last there, the freedom caucuses they are coming on board. we have some new fox news pauls.
rand pauls who are against it for one reason and you have other people, rob portman and shelley capto for other reasons and they have series problems. and the only person who's reached out to talk to me was senator bill cassady, senator from louisiana. i told him what i didn't like and we tried to work and see how to work toward the path and then it was scrapped. >> he also expressed concerns about this. >> sure. >> when you spoke to the president about this, did he understand your concerns, did it have an impact? >> i just told him, mr. president, there is no way i can vote to repeal. i'm asking you not to vote on them repealing because then there is no way to fix it, you don't have 60 votes. i think you heard lindsey graham
to cpac this weekend and is not going to attend. he is going to be spending time away from d.c., i am told. this is the second straight year that rand paul is not attending cpac. last year he was focused on his re-election, which went pretty smoothly, but it's a real change for cpac, which for a long time was very heavily libertarian and really belonged to rand paul and to his father ron paul and to the legions of young libertarians who loved them. now, you know, rand paul won the cpac straw poll twice. the last time it was ted cruise, and ted cruise will be at cpac, and in a way i think he has become more of the standard bearer for that movement if it still exists. >> many cpac with the pauls. miss that one. jeff. >> a week from tonight the biggest speech yet from the preez. it won't be a state of the union address, but it will look like one on television. the president will be addressing a joint session of congress. he has already been working on his speech, i'm told, and his advisors desperately want him to continue what he has really done over the last couple of days or
was smiling, rudy giuliani didn't seem very happy. but i think he was enjoying himself. i think what was revealing is what cardinal dolan said afterwards. that apparently he told she was very talented and she told him after the election that she wanted to work with him. >> do you think that was a confession in front of cardinal dolan, or a, let's say the nicest possible thing i'm going to say because cardinal dolan is here. >> i think it's that. >> cardinal dolan is going to be on the "today" show the next day, and someone's going to say, what were they like in private? he's not -- he's a savvy consumer -- >> cardinal dolan is one of the savviest pauls out there, domestically. >> he can teach donald trump a thing or two. >> no doubt. by the way, before we go, i know it's 45 seconds, i've got to play you this joe biden bite just for fun. listen. >> the press always ask me, don't i wish i were debating him? no, i wish we were in high school and i could take him
>> who is the next person to drop out? >> who cares. >> is gill more in the race or is he already dropped out? i think whoever has the inspirational positive vision backed up by specifics will break out of the pack in either party. >> what is advice that you would give donald trump? >> i would say it again. less attacking the rand pauls of the world. we don't need that any more. >> talk about how you will revitalize the economy and how
>> who is the next person to drop out? >> who cares. >> is gill more in the race or is he already dropped out? i think whoever has the inspirational positive vision backed up by specifics will break out of the pack in either party. >> what is advice that you would give donald trump? >> i would say it again. less attacking the rand pauls of the world. we don't need that any more. >> talk about how you will